Month 5

So our little guy is a papaya now...well kind of. The site that I use to get the weekly updates now just jumps to tell you about what is going on from month to month now. So Trey will be a papaya until after week 25! Thats just a few more weeks though!

I still haven't noticed any movements from him, and it makes me a little nervous since I'm over 22 weeks, but the doctor told me that it was normal, so I'm fine with it. This past weekend we had a little bit of a scare. I woke up on Friday morning to some cramping that was accompanied with some pressure, and it really scared me. My sister went into preterm labor when she was 4-5 months pregnant with my niece, so I wanted to make sure that the same thing wasn't happening to me. I called my doctor and she told me to come in and they put me on a fetal monitor. I was on that for about 15 minutes and nothing happened while I was hooked up of course. The PA told me that she thinks the cramps were caused from me being dehydrated since my work didn't have any A/C for 6 days. She put me on bedrest for the rest of the day and told me that if I could stay calm and be relaxed during the UK/UL football game that I could go. I was on full bed rest for all of Friday, and then we went to the game on Saturday and I did behave myself. I sat down almost the entire time, and I never got super excited. I certainly didn't want anything else to happen. The rest of the weekend I was resting too and really focusing on drinking lots of water.

Things are fine now (no cramps since Friday) but my allergies have been out of control since Saturday too, so now I'm sick with those. I have so much sinus pressure going on, it makes it hard for me to concentrate and to work. I was able to take a sick day today and leave halfway through my work day. Hopefully after resting the rest of today and then tomorrow morning before heading to work in the afternoon, I will start feeling better. That's what I'm hoping for at least! I just don't want to have anymore scares with Trey! Brian and I were really worried there for a bit!

Here is some info I got from another site about week 22: Hair today, gone tomorrow? Your baby develops two kinds of hair in utero--the soft, downy body hair called lanugo, which generally falls off before or shortly after birth, and the hair on her head. Many parents are surprised (to say the least) to see their baby's hair at birth--blond couples often have black-haired offspring, dark ones are just as likely to deliver a little blond or redhead, and parents who have tight, wiry curls often produce babies with soft, loose ones. The bottom line seems to be that birth hair--or lack thereof--bears little resemblance to your child's "real" hair. The birth hair generally falls out by the time the baby is 6 months old, to be replaced by a more logical set of tresses.

Here's what's going on with Trey this month: Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.